Job summary
- Main area
- Community Rehabilitation
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 19.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 270-TG442-ACS
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oakwood Centre, St Marys Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
Job overview
Assistant Practitioner Community Therapy Service
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic therapy team. This would suit an experienced Physiotherapy/Rehabilitation Assistant who wants to expand their knowledge base and drive forward standards of excellence and patient care.
The successful candidate will be working alongside Advanced Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and other Band 4 Assistant Practitioners in a highly experienced and forward thinking multi- disciplinary team within the adult rehabilitation specialties including neurological rehabilitation. The team work closely with the Specialist Nursing teams for MS and PD across the county
The service is delivered across the county by a county wide multidisciplinary community rehabilitation team. There are 3 bases across the county in Northampton, Wellingborough and Kettering. The team sees out-patients at these units and other sites and visit patients in their own homes depending on their needs. The service also runs various exercise groups for patients which the band 4 Assistant practitioners assist in running and organizing with the qualified staff.
The successful candidate will need to have the necessary skills to assess and treat patients with rehabilitation needs including neurological conditions such as MS and Parkinson`s disease under the guidance of qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.
Main duties of the job
- To manage own caseload of patients, assessing, treating and discharging patients within a defined group
- To work within a specialised client group
- To plan individualised care programmes within the tested areas of competency.
- To provide treatments within a variety of clinical settings including group sessions/classes
- When appropriate to provide care in patient own homes
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Previous NHS/Private Healthcare organisation experience at least Band 3 level
- Knowledge and Experience of working in a team of Allied Healthcare Professionals specifically Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists.
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years Experience of Band 3 or above in a Rehabilitation Setting
Essential
Essential criteria
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Access to a car for community work
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of MDT working
Essential
Essential criteria
- Previous NHS/Private Healthcare organisation experience at least Band 3 level
- Holds a Full Uk Driving Licence with access to a car
- Knowledge and Experience of working in a team of Allied Healthcare Professionals specifically Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists.
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation Setting at Band 3 Level or above
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Becky Berrett
- Job title
- Operational Lead and Advanced Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000274312
- Additional information
Sarah Vincent
Joint Operational Lead and Advanced Physiotherapist - CTS
03000274312
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